Aaron Rakers

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Aaron Rakers
position=Relief pitcher
team=York Revolution
number=30
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1977|01|22
debutdate=September 8
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Baltimore Orioles
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=1-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=3.32
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=14
teams=
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2004-by|2005)
*San Diego Padres (by|2007)

Aaron James Rakers (born January 22, 1977 in Highland, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who currently plays for the York Revolution of the Atlantic League. He attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round (697th overall) in 1999.

Rakers made his major league debut on September 8, by|2004, pitching in three major league games that season. In by|2005, Rakers spent most of the year pitching for the Orioles Triple-A affiliate, the Ottawa Lynx, where he had 92 strikeouts and 21 walks in 77 innings with an ERA of 2.57. Rakers missed the entire by|2006 season because of a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder and was non-tendered during the off-season. He was invited to spring training by the San Diego Padres in February by|2007, but did not make the team and was optioned to the Padres Triple-A affiliate, the Portland Beavers. Rakers appeared in only one major league game and became a minor league free agent at the end of the season. Rakers signed with the Houston Astros for the by|2008 season, but was released shortly after and signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League for the by|2008 season.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=rakeraa01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rakeraa01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=433258 MLB bio]
* [http://www.kffl.com/player/12902/MLB KFFL]